Sentences with phrase «signing of defensive midfielder»

Despite endless calls from fan over the summer that the signing of a defensive midfielder was of paramount importance, Arsène decided that Flamini and Arteta were of sufficient quality to do the job.

The one glaring hole in the Seattle Sounders» roster was filled on Monday when the team officially announced the signing of defensive midfielder Gustav Svensson.

So, it has been made official by Tottenham Hotspur that we have finally completed the signing of defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama from Southampton, but he will not be able to walk into the starting eleven, he will face stiff competition from day one in Eric Dier and Mousa Dembele.

According to the Daily Mirror, the Bundesliga giants have raided rivals Bayer Leverkusen for the signing of defensive midfielder Gonzalo Castro, who has already agreed a move for next season.

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No CB would solve our problems.People seem to think the signing of Van Dijk will solve our problems.I'll be back here to remind us next season that we need another defender.The system, combinations and mentality is what is wrong with Arsenal.I can see it being overlooked this season too.All we needed this season was a striker, a midfielder who's a defensive and attacking hybrid and possibly one luxury signing.

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That's will just be waste of money.How is Idrissa Gueye defensively better than Coquelin?I hate how some of our players aren't respected.I've watched many defensive midfielders a lot of people here want us to sign and it just makes me laugh.

Last season we needed a Defensive midfielder this Fraud of a coach ignored signing a defensive MF player and we had to rely on Flamini till the emergence of Le Coq in midfield which was purely Luck, that season we would have ended in a weak position 7 probably if he did not comDefensive midfielder this Fraud of a coach ignored signing a defensive MF player and we had to rely on Flamini till the emergence of Le Coq in midfield which was purely Luck, that season we would have ended in a weak position 7 probably if he did not comdefensive MF player and we had to rely on Flamini till the emergence of Le Coq in midfield which was purely Luck, that season we would have ended in a weak position 7 probably if he did not come around.

Arsenal fans may have had a bit more to shout about int the transfer market over the last year or so, but at the end of each window, us fans and the football media are still left scratching our heads as to why Arsene Wenger did not sign, for instance, a striker or a defensive midfielder.

Mismanagement of defensive signings, including the midfield, which would've improved results and persuaded Sanchez to stay, leading to us failing to qualify for the UCL, mismanagement of the team and dithering, mismanagement of Sanchez — if he hadn't signed a new contract, he should've been sold abroad, NOT again rubbing loyal fans noses in the Manure, who pay DOUBLE the ticket costs of Manure fans as Manure AGAIN show their financial superiority swiping our best player, and wheeling out Alex Ferguson.

Despite Antonio Valencia's tremendous start to the season, Mourinho has little full - back options to choose from and so signing 23 - year - old Fabinho — who can also play in a defensive midfield role — would undoubtedly bolster this area and thus the strength of the overall squad.

We really need to sign a couple of solid Centre backs as well as a defensive midfielder.

Paris Saint - Germain are desperate to sign Barcelona defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets ahead of the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United, according to Fichajes.com.

The 32 year - old, who was born in Argentina but has one cap for Italy to his name, has been a steady if unspectacular campaigner in Serie A for Lazio for a number of seasons and would bring stability to the Arsenal midfield, although he does not exactly represent the marquee defensive midfield signing that fans will be expecting.

A centre - back and defensive midfielder are top of the list (as they have been for the last few seasons), but a world class signing in any area of the pitch would surely be welcomed.

for me a defensive midfielder is of paramount importance if you think that we have loaned / sold to sporting campbell i guess with a good gesture we can buy w. carvalho rather than lose him like we hav done with similar players and after a couple of years reading that AW was close to sign him as well, but instead he opted for coq

A defensive midfielder or centre - back may be more important to their chances of qualifying for the Champions League this season, after already signing James Milner, Danny Ings, Joe Gomez, Adam Bogdan, Nathaniel Clyne, Firmino, and Christian Benteke.

Matic's arrival will be huge for Mourinho and United, as the 28 - year - old Serbian international will act as defensive cover in midfield to not only protect the backline, but also to allow Paul Pogba the freedom to fully express himself so Man Utd get the best out of their record signing.

Real Madrid want to join the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea in the race to sign Lazio defensive midfield powerhouse Lucas Biglia.

If the Arsenal transfer rumours have even a shred of truth to them, it appears that Arsene Wenger is not as against signing a proper defensive midfielder as many of us fans have started to think.

Formerly of Cardiff City, Chilean defensive midfielder Gary Medel has proven a smart signing by Inter Milan, playing the ball well for the Italign giants since his move.

guys look i am going to sound ridiculous but arsene is going to sign a defender and not a central defensive midfielder cause arteta and flamini are both in wenger's good books as these players have settled for the fourth they hit 30 or maybe the mediocrity mind has pulled an hamstring on the club, it seems that Wenger played a game of «expected» but it itself is now derail course so therefore pressure mounted up looks like he is heading for the french market under 10 million valuation» JUST MY PREDICTION»

Mohamed Elneny looked a good signing on his debut and hopefully he will continue to prove a good addition for the Gunners, but he is not the tough tackling defensive midfielder that many of us thought the boss might bring in to compete with and cover for Francis Coquelin.

While many Arsenal fans are urging the Frenchman to sign a defensive midfielder in January, I believe the right approach will be to make the best of the resources available in the squad.

Right once again I've have to clarify I'm not an aob or akb and I am by no means defending him, He should of signed a striker and a defensive midfielder or at least one of them even if he felt we needed one or not, but I do have to say we have a very good squad this is a better squad than stayed 1st longer then anyone else a few seasons ago and with cech I say a better squad then earned more points then anybody in the 2nd half of the season.

The six players are; young striker Chuba Akpom who has been on fire this season and scored a hat - truck in the last under 21 game, Gedion Zelalem, the central midfielder who has been compared to Cesc Fabregas, Ainsley Maitland - Niles, the talented winger who was on the bench for the Stoke game, Stefan O'Connor the promising 17 - year old centre back who recently signed his first professional contract, Alex Iwobi the Nigerian born winger and nephew of Jay - Jay Okocha and finally the young defensive midfielder Glen Kamara who also plays for the Finland national team at under 21 level.

of topic would anyone want free agent marco estrada to sign on afree / trial he is a 31 year old defensive midfielder chille international 31 caps.

So wait a minute.Are Arsenal looking for a defensive midfielder or a box to box player.I'm really disappointed in Xhaka's defending.He's very good with his long passing but I don't think he's the best option when it comes to box to box.In Arsenal he's normally used as the defensive midfielder particular deep lying playmaker and this actually means that we need someone who is fantastic at attacking and can also do very well defensively so as to compliment for Xhaka's defensive short comings.Ludo Goretzka is very good defensively from the little I've seen but I don't really know much about his attacking qualities.But I also hope Arsenal does not forget about Mario Lemina.He's a complete midfielder and to me has the capabilities to be one of Europe's best if given the chance.He can defend very well and attack very well.He's a player Juventus would regret selling.As for Goretzka I know he's very good defensively but have» t seen much of him in terms of attack.If he's as good as in attack I'd sign him.

Im still confused as why wenger did nt sign a quality defensive midfielder, which we are in need of!

There is no real debate on the signing of Kante, as ultimately he's a game - changer as witnessed last year in terms of adding energy, drive and defensive coverage in Chelsea's midfield.

Okay Arsenal fans, we might still have a nice surprise in store from Arsene Wenger in the last few days of the January transfer window, but if not then we have at least signed a promising young defensive midfielder in Krystian Bielik and what seems to be a very good and versatile defender in Gabriel Paulista.

But if, as I expect, the manager restricts himself to just a couple of new signings then I hope that they are a top quality defensive midfielder and a proven striker and I would love that striker to be the player that The Mirror has us and Manchester United heavily linked with, Pierre Emerick - Aubameyang.

Every Arsenal fan is waiting impatiently to hear that the Gunners have secured the signing of a top class defender or defensive midfielder but for the moment we will have to content ourselves with the fact that Arsenal CAN still attract top young talent and persuade them to move to the Emirates.

Dietmar Hamann has had plenty to say in the past about Arsenal and our deficiencies and his comments have usually centred around Arsene Wenger's stubborn refusal to sign the defensive midfielder that many Arsenal fans and onlookers thought the Gunners were in desperate need of.

PS Since we like taking advantage of clubs in problems by poaching their players, can we sign Martin's Indi from Stokes City to do our defensive midfield job only?

Manchester United have made their third signing of the season, picking up defensive midfielder Nemanja Matić from league champions Chelsea.

The fact that this La Liga defensive midfielder has a buyout clause at his club, Sevilla, means that there is little that can stand in the way of Arsenal being able to sign him in January, other than competition from other clubs.

Wenger's stubbornness to not sign the right type of players (ie top defensive midfielder and years without a top striker) and the top quality players has cost us.

If we sign Paulista, a Wenger has got to realise we must sign a top class defensive midfielder in the summer, I'd personally get rid of Arteta and Flamini and let Diaby's contract run down, get rid of them because they're deadwood and have Coquelin and a new top DM battling it out for a place and then have Bielik coming through.

I'd much rather our situation with the strikers be like it is with our midfield, Since the signing of Xhaka, none of our center midfielders or defensive midfielders can for certain say that they'd be guaranteed a place in the starting line up (I'm referring to the likes of Ramsey, Elneny, Coquelin, Wilshere) perhaps Cazorla, but given his age now it would still be questionable.

Tottenham Hotspur are lining up a move to sign impressive Atletico Madrid defensive midfielder Mario Suarez ahead of Inter Milan this summer.

and sad truth is we only need a couple more real quality signings... but seems wenger is already digging his heals in... i think he still believes that diaby is the man for defensive midfield, that arteta can still run the mid field that grioud will finally come good in epl or that sonogo will bully other defences... none of these assumptions is grounded in reality (that s the problem with having an economist as a football manager)... and there is no excuse for overpaid professional athletes to be exhausted after a couple of competitive games..

Vidal could certainly fit in well at Anfield, with Brendan Rodgers» side clearly in need of new signings in the defensive midfield department as Steven Gerrard prepares to leave the club for a summer move to MLS giants LA Galaxy.

Our midfield no longer picks itself, but I expect Wenger to opt for the most defensive approach of fielding Francis Coquelin alongside new signing Granit Xhaka from the start of the match, and possibly even playing Mohamed Elneny in a box - to - box role to stop our opponents from trying to over-run us on the break.

Xhaka and a defensive midfielder should not be playing together.For our style of play it will be irrelevant.Unless Wenger is buying the DM to compete with Xhaka then fine.We need a player who will compete with Ramsey.Last season all our CM's were injured which really cost us.We need a central midfielder more than a defensive one.If Ramsey gets injured we're doomed if we don't have any back ups available.I thought after Lacazette a CM would've been our priority but signs are showing that it'll likely be ignored and we will sign another attacker.

I dream of the day Wenger either signs a Top Defensive Midfielder or leaves and new manager signs one.

By proving himself on the highest stage, away at the reigning champions, Coquelin has shown Wenger and the Arsenal fans that he is not one of the fans who wants Wenger to sign a new defensive midfielder.

well good for me if ozil is clicking and not wilshere cause spending a huge chunk of money on him shows he needs to assist for that Walcott must be there to support him and relieve pressure on alexis so therefore i will choose Ramsey on the basis of good work rate once Wenger signs a defensive midfielder or with a defender i would be great!

The continuing struggle for fitness of the Arsenal and France midfielder Abou Diaby, along with the recent injuries picked up by Aaron Ramsey and Mikel Arteta have highlighted, at least to the fans and the media, the need for Arsenal to sign a player in that typical combative defensive mould to strengthen the spine of our team.

It just highlighted once more that without Francis Coquelin the Gunners have a problem in the crucial defensive midfield position and it appears that the new signing Mohamed Elneny is more of an all - rounder.